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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Felon for Illegally Possessing Firearm

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment on November 21, 2023, charging a local man with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.   

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.

According to the indictment, Jaron Bobbitt, 38, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On November 13, 2023, Bobbitt possessed an Anderson Manufacturing, AM-15, multi-caliber pistol, bearing serial number 19221737, and ammunition. Bobbitt was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses.

On November 9, 2021, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of two counts of receiving stolen property, possession of controlled substance in the first degree, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

On January 16, 2019, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of escape in the second degree.

On August 31, 2018, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of receiving stolen property, theft of identity of another without consent, and criminal mischief in the second degree.

On April 29, 2011, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

On June 17, 2004, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree, cocaine, tampering with physical evidence, and receiving stolen property.

On May 7, 2004, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of receiving stolen property, receiving a stolen vehicle, and tampering with physical evidence.

On December 3, 2001, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Bobbitt was convicted of wanton endangerment in the first degree and receiving a stolen vehicle.

The defendant remains in state custody on charges related to a November 13, 2023, incident in which he brandished a firearm at LMPD police officers. He will make made his initial court appearance on a later date before a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. If convicted, Bobbitt faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

There is no parole in the federal system.   

This case is being investigated by the ATF and the Louisville Metro Police Department. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Porter is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Updated November 21, 2023